MARCH
2
PSALMS: 2, 32,
62, 92, 122
PROVERBS: 2
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 1:1 - 2:11
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 12:20 - 50
PSALMS: 2
1
Why do the nations conspire A
and
the peoples plot in vain?
2
The kings of the earth take their stand
and
the rulers gather together
against
the LORD
and
against his Anointed One. B
3
"Let us break their chains," they say,
"and
throw off their fetters."
4
The One enthroned in heaven laughs;
the
Lord scoffs at them.
5
Then he rebukes them in his anger
and
terrifies them in his wrath, saying,
6
"I have installed my
King C
on Zion, my holy hill."
7
I will proclaim the decree of the LORD:
He
said to me, "You are my Son D;
today
I have become your Father. E
8
Ask of me,
and
I will make the nations your inheritance,
the
ends of the earth your possession.
9
You will rule them with an iron scepter F;
you
will dash them to pieces like pottery."
10
Therefore, you kings, be wise;
be
warned, you rulers of the earth.
11
Serve the LORD with fear
and
rejoice with trembling.
12
Kiss the Son, lest he be angry
and
you be destroyed in your way,
for
his wrath can flare up in a moment.
Blessed
are all who take refuge in him. [1]
PSALMS: 32
Of
David. A maskil. A
1
Blessed is he
whose
transgressions are forgiven,
whose
sins are covered.
2
Blessed is the man
whose
sin the LORD does not count against him
and
in whose spirit is no deceit.
3
When I kept silent,
my
bones wasted away
through
my groaning all day long.
4
For day and night
your
hand was heavy upon me;
my
strength was sapped
as
in the heat of summer.
Selah
5
Then I acknowledged my sin to you
and
did not cover up my iniquity.
I
said, "I will confess
my
transgressions to the LORD"--
and
you forgave
the
guilt of my sin.
Selah
6
Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while
you may be found;
surely
when the mighty waters rise,
they
will not reach him.
7
You are my hiding place; [2]
you
will protect me from trouble
and
surround me with songs of deliverance.
Selah
8
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you
should go;
I
will counsel you and watch over you.
9
Do not be like the horse or the mule,
which
have no understanding
but
must be controlled by bit and bridle
or
they will not come to you.
10
Many are the woes of the wicked,
but
the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds
the man who trusts in him.
11
Rejoice in the LORD and be glad, you righteous;
sing,
all you who are upright in heart! [3]
PSALMS: 62
For
the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
1
My soul finds rest in God alone;
my
salvation comes from him.
2
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will never be shaken.
3
How long will you assault a man?
Would
all of you throw him down--
this
leaning wall, this tottering fence?
4
They fully intend to topple him
from
his lofty place;
they
take delight in lies.
With
their mouths they bless,
but
in their hearts they curse.
Selah
5
Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my
hope comes from him.
6
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he
is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
7
My salvation and my honor depend on God A;
he
is my mighty rock, my refuge.
8
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour
out your hearts to him,
for
God is our refuge.
Selah
9
Lowborn men are but a breath, [4]
the
highborn are but a lie;
if
weighed on a balance, they are nothing;
together
they are only a breath.
10
Do not trust in extortion
or
take pride in stolen goods;
though
your riches increase,
do
not set your heart on them.
11
One thing God has spoken,
two
things have I heard:
that
you, O God, are strong,
12
and that you, O Lord, are loving.
Surely
you will reward each person
according
to what he has done. [5]
PSALMS: 92
A
psalm. A song. For the Sabbath day.
1
It is good to praise the LORD
and
make music to your name, O Most High,
2
to proclaim your love in the morning
and
your faithfulness at night,
3
to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
and
the melody of the harp.
4
For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I
sing for joy at the works of your hands.
5
How great are your works, O LORD,
how
profound your thoughts!
6
The senseless man does not know,
fools
do not understand,
7
that though the wicked spring up like grass
and
all evildoers flourish,
they
will be forever destroyed.
8
But you, O LORD, are exalted forever.
9
For surely your enemies, O LORD,
surely
your enemies will perish;
all
evildoers will be scattered.
10
You have exalted my horn A like that of a
wild ox;
fine
oils have been poured upon me.
11
My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
my
ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.
12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
they
will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13
planted in the house of the LORD, [6]
they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14
They will still bear fruit in old age,
they
will stay fresh and green,
15
proclaiming, "The LORD is upright;
he
is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him." [7]
PSALMS: 122
A
song of ascents. Of David.
1
I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2
Our feet are standing
in
your gates, O Jerusalem.
3
Jerusalem is built like a city
that
is closely compacted together.
4
That is where the tribes go up,
the
tribes of the LORD,
to
praise the name of the LORD
according
to the statute given to Israel.
5
There the thrones for judgment stand,
the
thrones of the house of David.
6
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.
7 May there
be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."
8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."
9
For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I
will seek your prosperity. [8]
PROVERBS: 2
2
1 My son, if you accept
my words
and
store up my commands within you,
2
turning your ear to wisdom
and
applying your heart to understanding,
3
and if you call out for insight
and
cry aloud for understanding,
4
and if you look for it as for silver
and
search for it as for hidden treasure,
5
then you will understand the fear of the LORD
and
find the knowledge of God.
6
For the LORD gives wisdom,
and
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7
He holds victory in store for the upright,
he
is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8
for he guards the course of the just
and
protects the way of his faithful ones.
9
Then you will understand what is right and just
and
fair--every good path.
10
For wisdom will enter your heart,
and
knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.
11
Discretion will protect you,
and
understanding will guard you.
12
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men,
from
men whose words are perverse,
13
who leave the straight paths
to
walk in dark ways,
14
who delight in doing wrong
and
rejoice in the perverseness of evil,
15
whose paths are crooked
and
who are devious in their ways.
16
It will save you also from the adulteress,
from
the wayward wife with her seductive words [9]
17
who has left the partner of her youth
and
ignored the covenant she made before God. A
18
For her house leads down to death
and
her paths to the spirits of the dead.
19
None who go to her return
or
attain the paths of life.
20
Thus you will walk in the ways of good men
and
keep to the paths of the righteous.
21
For the upright will live in the land,
and
the blameless will remain in it;
22
but the wicked will be cut off from the land,
and
the unfaithful will be torn from it. [10]
OLD TESTAMENT: 2 SAMUEL 1:1 - 2:11
1 1
After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating
the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days. 2 On the third day a
man arrived from Saul's camp, with his clothes torn and with dust on his head.
When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him honor.
3 "Where
have you come from?" David asked him.
He answered, "I
have escaped from the Israelite camp."
4 "What
happened?" David asked. "Tell me."
He said, "The men
fled from the battle. Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan
are dead."
5 Then
David said to the young man who brought him the report, "How do you know
that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?"
6 "I
happened to be on Mount Gilboa," the young man said, "and there was
Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and riders almost upon him. 7
When he turned around and saw me, he called out to me, and I said, `What
can I do?'
8 "He
asked me, `Who are you?'
"`An Amalekite,' I
answered.
9 "Then
he said to me, `Stand over me and kill me! I am in the throes of death, but I'm
still alive.'
10 "So
I stood over him and killed him, because I knew that after he had fallen he
could not survive. And I took the crown that was on his head and the band on
his arm and have brought them here to my lord."
11 Then
David and all the men with him took hold of their clothes and tore them.
12 They
mourned and wept and fasted till evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for
the army of the LORD and the [11]
house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
13David
said to the young man who brought him the report, "Where are you
from?"
"I am the son of an
alien, an Amalekite," he answered.
14 David
asked him, "Why were you not afraid to lift your hand to destroy the
LORD's anointed?"
15 Then
David called one of his men and said, "Go, strike him down!" So he
struck him down, and he died.
16 For
David had said to him, "Your blood be on your own head. Your own mouth
testified against you when you said, `I killed the LORD's anointed.' "
17 David
took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, 18 and
ordered that the men of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written
in the Book of Jashar):
19 "Your
glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights.
How the mighty have
fallen!
20 "Tell
it not in Gath,
proclaim it not in the
streets of Ashkelon,
lest the daughters of
the Philistines be glad,
lest the daughters of
the uncircumcised rejoice.
21 "O
mountains of Gilboa,
may you have neither dew
nor rain,
nor fields that yield
offerings of grain.
For there the shield of
the mighty was defiled,
the shield of Saul--no
longer rubbed with oil. [12]
22 From
the blood of the slain,
from the flesh of the
mighty,
the bow of Jonathan did
not turn back,
the sword of Saul did
not return unsatisfied.
23 "Saul
and Jonathan--
in life they were loved
and gracious,
and in death they were
not parted.
They were swifter than
eagles,
they were stronger than
lions.
24 "O
daughters of Israel,
weep for Saul,
who clothed you in
scarlet and finery,
who adorned your
garments with ornaments of gold.
25 "How
the mighty have fallen in battle!
Jonathan lies slain on
your heights.
26 I
grieve for you, Jonathan my brother;
you were very dear to
me.
Your love for me was
wonderful,
more wonderful than that
of women.
27 "How
the mighty have fallen!
The weapons of war have
perished!" [13]
2 1
In the course of time, David inquired of the LORD.
"Shall I go up to one of the towns of Judah?" he asked.
The LORD said, "Go up."
David asked, "Where
shall I go?"
"To Hebron," the LORD answered.
2 So
David went up there with his two wives, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the
widow of Nabal of Carmel.
3 David
also took the men who were with him, each with his family, and they settled in
Hebron and its towns. 4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and
there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
When David was told that
it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 5 he sent
messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead to say to them, "The LORD bless you
for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him. 6 May
the LORD now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the
same favor because you have done this. 7 Now then, be strong and
brave, for Saul your master is dead, and the house of Judah has anointed me
king over them."
8 Meanwhile,
Abner son of Ner, the commander of Saul's army, had taken Ish-Bosheth son of
Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim. 9 He made him king over
Gilead, Ashuri A and Jezreel, and also over Ephraim, Benjamin and
all Israel.
10 Ish-Bosheth
son of Saul was forty years old when he became king over Israel, and he reigned
two years. The house of Judah, however, followed David. 11 The
length of time David was king in [14]Hebron
over the house of Judah was seven years and six months. [15]
NEW TESTAMENT: JOHN 12:20 - 50
20 Now
there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast.
21 They
came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, with a request.
"Sir," they said, "we would like to see Jesus." 22 Philip
went to tell Andrew; Andrew and Philip in turn told Jesus.
23 Jesus
replied, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to
be glorified. 24 I tell you the
truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a
single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.
25 The man who loves his life will lose it, while the man who hates his
life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will
be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.
27 "Now my heart is troubled, and what shall I say? `Father, save me
from this hour'? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour. 28 Father, glorify your name!"
Then a voice came from
heaven, "I have glorified it, and will glorify it
again." 29 The crowd that was there and heard it said it
had thundered; others said an angel had spoken to him.
30 Jesus
said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
31 Now is the time for judgment on
this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. 32 But I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all
men to myself." 33 He said this to show the kind of
death he was going to die.
34 The
crowd spoke up, "We have heard from the Law that the Christ F
will remain forever, so how can you say, `The Son of Man must be lifted up'?
Who is this `Son of Man'?" [16]
35 Then Jesus told them, "You are
going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the
light, before darkness overtakes you. The man who walks in the dark does not
know where he is going. 36 Put your
trust in the light while you have it, so that you may become sons of light."
When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.
37 Even
after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still
would not believe in him. 38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah
the prophet:
"Lord, who has believed our message
and to
whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?" G
39 For
this reason they could not believe, because, as Isaiah says elsewhere:
40 "He has blinded their eyes
and
deadened their hearts,
so they
can neither see with their eyes,
nor
understand with their hearts,
nor
turn--and I would heal them." H
41 Isaiah said this because he saw
Jesus' glory and spoke about him.
42 Yet
at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of
the Pharisees they would not confess their faith for fear they would be put out
of the synagogue; 43 for they loved praise from men more than praise
from God. [17]
44 Then Jesus cried out, "When a man
believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who
believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 "As for the person who hears my words but does not keep them, I
do not judge him. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save it. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my
words; that very word which I spoke will condemn him at the last day. 49 For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me
commanded me what to say and how to say it. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is
just what the Father has told me to say." [18]
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